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    Although the Puritan's main goal in the Americas was to “purify” the Church of England from the new church values (including indulgences), the Puritans ended up breaking away from the Church, introducing regular worship, thought of a perfect war, and secular ideas. These virtues influence their political, social, and economic development in the New England colonies from the 1630s to the 1660s. Many different peoples migrated/immigrated into the New World, but none of them had a greater impact than

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    society, which emphasized God above all. Their ideas of representative government, hard work, fair trade and god above all greatly influenced the political, economic and social development of the New England colonies from 1630 to 1660s. One of the major influences of the puritans in the New England colonies was their idea of a representative government, where everyone has a fair say. One of the things that Winthrop says is that everyone must work and suffer together as one (Doc A). They emphasized

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    new feelings towards Britain. Geography was the biggest influence on the colonies becoming unique, and surviving on their own. The New England colonies consisted of rocky mountains and infertile soil while the soil in the Middle and Southern colonies had deep and fertile soil fit to grow lots of crops and tobacco (Statement, By Linda AlchinPrivacy).

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    religious freedom is worth the risks, the puritans crossed the sea. Puritans were reformed protestants and believed that the church of England was still too much like it was before. They believed the church of was corrupt. They didn’t break from the church but sought to reform it, so they set out for the New World in the 1630. When they arrived in the New England area they decided to start a new colony. The puritans were very strict and didn’t tolerate other religions. Thomas Hooker was the founder

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    citizens’ thirst for adventure while potentially increasing commerce, and religious freedoms set the stage for England’s colonization of the Americas. Due to civil unrest in Britain, from the first colony in 1607 to well after the last English colony, England enforced the Salutary Neglect policy. The unofficial policy gave the New World colonists’ the freedom to do as they pleased. Thus Paramilitaries’ laws was not implemented in the colonies from 1607 to 1763. Colonies proved to be a nightmare in the

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    The Puritans came to America in hopes of finding a religious haven. They were trying to separate from the thought to be corrupt Church of England in the seventeenth century. Although the Puritans agreed with some of the that views the Church of England had, most were too liberal for the them and they needed to start a more conservative church. The best place to start was a blank slate, the New World. Developing a new colony was a challenge for the Puritans, but they persevered in their endeavors

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    Alixe Bovey as she investigates what life would have been like during Britain’s medieval ages. She uses a map called the Gough Map, this map is the oldest accurate map of Britain; showing many landmarks throughout Central England. Bovey uses this map to travel across Central England and begins her journey in the Northeast Midlands of Leicestershire. Throughout the video she visits one of England’s oldest pubs and gains insight on what people in the 1300’s would have eaten, as well as Lincoln Cathedral

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    coast affected the colonies in which subsided there. The New England and Southern colonies both worked around their environment and geography to ensure optimum profit. As the people of the different colonies became wealthy and prospered more people became ministers, lawyers, doctors, and teachers. The instantaneous route to wealth was through the land. Different colonies had different opportunities for colonists. The environment of New England consisted of rocky soil and long winters. Farming was limited

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    The New England and Chesapeake regions, regardless of their English backgrounds, developed into two different societies, by 1700, because of the different economies, political views, and religious views that the people of each region had. The economy of each region differs with the contrasting climates and geography types. The initial ideas of the people who first came to the new world helped shape the differently styled governments in the regions. Religion was significantly present in the New England

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    During the 1600’s, puritans emigrated from England and made settlements in the New England regions along the Massachusetts Bay. The puritans did not primarily have much interest in economic development but rather wanted to create a pure Christian society that evolved around the community and family aspects of life. Puritans made a system based on economic ideas of life. Colonist from the Chesapeake region was more concerned about the economics, rather than religious purposes. By creating a government

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